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End of Season Awards – Defender Voting Now Open

19 May 2011 1440 comments
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With almost two thousand votes now gathered in the goalkeeper of the season poll, itโ€™s time to move our Team of the Season voting on to the defence.

Our new poll is now open on the front page. You have four votes available to you, allowing you to select the group of defenders that you feel have had the biggest impact on our Fantasy season. As before, you should take into account not only their point returns, but also their value from Fantasy perspective.

Your votes will help shape our thinking for our Team of the Season โ€“ with coverage beginning early next week. A midfielders poll will follow tomorrow evening with voting on forwards taking place over the weekend.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    FELLA's!

    Could anyone give me a heads up on whether any of the following will definately not feature this game week?

    Luiz, Baines, Huth, Djou, Coleman
    Malouda, VDV, Adam, Nzog, Valencia
    RVP, Suarez, Hernandez

    Any help appreciated. I know it's a hard one to call, but want to try and field 11 players... which is looking unlikely.

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Hernandez, Valencia and Huth very unlikely to feature.
      Malouda, Luiz and VDV are 50/50

      Also depends on Ancelotti's rotation plans and VDV's fitness.

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    2. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      valencia and hernandez will not start...
      vdv is a doubt atm with injury and malouda is not guranteed to start so wait for the news on these 2 players...

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    3. Blyth Spartans
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Id say its unlikely valencia and hernandez will play. Luiz and djourou dont seem like certainties now either

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    4. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers all.. it's not looking too peachy!

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    5. Tariq1981
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Coleman has been a bit part player for the last couple of games, VDV is carrying a calf strain but thinks he'll be fit in time.

      I don't think either Valencia of Hernandez will start!

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  2. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    jamsiep look what i found on my travels. where's the champions league final? http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2011/04/16/saturday-dugout-discussion-22/comment-page-22/#comment-1560624
    you should be alright. the bit underneath is funny though, maybe chill pill has a brother

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    1. TommyK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Have you forgotten about the charity shield AB? ๐Ÿ˜›

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        baaaaaaaaaaariiiiiiiiiiilllllllllliaaaaaaantttttttttt

        http://www.zgeek.com/forum/gallery/files/1/0/8/polar-bear-face-palm_thumbnail1.jpg

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          ๐Ÿ˜† !

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  3. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Should I play Begovic or Foster in goal this weekend?

    Rival has Foster and Given (lol). So he'll definitely be playing Foster.

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    1. BoobyZ
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Begovic didnt play last GW. Not sure if he was dropped or rested

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  4. batman
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    14 years, 7 months ago

    Getting Tevez in this week for a hit is not worth it, looking at his record, scores Big for a GW then every other 2 or 4 GWs scores big again, would go for Berbs for a free transfer instead.

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      +1

      I cannot afford Tevez in one transfer unless I take out RVP...

      Berbatov will score big this weekend.

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      1. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Poor poor Blackpool

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  5. Blyth Spartans
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Enrique 11th in the defenders poll?! Im losing faith in the FFS massive. Do you guys watch football or just judge it on dreamteam points?!

    Chris samba in 10th is also utterly ridiculous! Top five defender this season easily in my opinion.

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    1. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      It's supposed to be based on fantasy football perspective, Enrique is 20th in the defender's list so 11th flatters him really. Fine player tho.

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      1. Attila the Bum
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        He's a cracking player in real life but a mediocre FPL player.

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    2. gatzi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Haha

      WE JUDGE IT ON FANTASY POINTS - obviously

      This is Fantasy Football

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      1. Gold Monster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        ^this^

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    3. MAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      ... yea garth? wtf?

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    4. Blyth Spartans
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Ahh well then my gripe is with the poll itself rather than you, the voters. I apologise.

      Stupid poll.

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      1. Damo.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Hey! Don't slag off the poll man

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        1. Blyth Spartans
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          In seasons gone by where the top scoring players have been too expensive to have all at once i can kind of understand the polls relevance but this year you could easily have afforded the top scoring 11-15 players so therefore they are the top players you should have had. Poll not needed.

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  6. Spoiler
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    need that final push for top 1k finish im off by 100

    best transfer suggestion? got a load of doubts in my team thinking

    rooney to berba/tevez?

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Rooney -> Berbatov (C)

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  7. Arse Craic
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    My team is a shambles.
    Ive had an injured fabregas in my team for 3 weeks..
    finally gettin rid now but for whom?
    Kuyt or Malouda?

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    1. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Balotelli must go too.

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Do Balotelli -> Berbatov

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    3. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      O Hara ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

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      1. MAD
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        bless you

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        1. Kings of Lyon โ˜…
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          ๐Ÿ˜€

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          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Balotelli will prob play though if fit so not needed yet
            Fabs is a must though, malouda is prone to rotation and away
            Kuyt is hard to say due to carrolls return
            Essentials are Nzog and Adam rest is hard to call

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  8. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    lads i have to drop 1 of lamps or kuyt if vdv is declared fit

    who would ye drop?

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  9. TommyK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone got a link for all premier league teams to score this weekend on PaddyPower?

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    1. Kings of Lyon โ˜…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      now thats just lazy.

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      1. TommyK
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        More incompetent than lazy- I don't ususally bet.... ๐Ÿ™

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        1. Kings of Lyon โ˜…
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Ahhh, sorry bud, I cant access betting sites at work or I would help ye out.

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Only 115/1

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      1. TommyK
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        THere's a FFS special which has odds of 150/1.....

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Really that's an amazing bet!!

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    3. Science Boy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      http://www.paddypower.com/football/football-matches/premier-league-matches?ev_oc_grp_ids=107226#link_2679825

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  10. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    I'll never understand why boxers feel the need to get in a fight in a press conference.

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    1. Science Boy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah it is completely ridiculous, achieves nothing

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      1. Marknlard
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        They wouldn't do it if they gave it any thought. That extra publicity won't help anyone involved.

        Oh...

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  11. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    would you play malouda or walcott this week?

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    1. Tariq1981
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Personally I wouldn't play with either if I could. But out of the two I guess I would lean more towards Malouda.

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      1. MAD
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Wrong forum for those kinds of thoughts :s

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      until ancelotti suggests malouda will play i'd go walcott for a safe starter

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        this

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      2. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        cheers all,

        The deliberation is getting rid of odem and Suarez for tevez and berba which would also mean id have to get rid of either malouda/ walcott to finance (8 point hit).

        Or I just punt on berba for odem, downgrade malouda to valencia and bench Wolcott (4 point hit). thoughts?

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        1. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Valencia unlikely to start

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          1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            who would you recommend for 8.8 or less?

            Adam, Silva, Young, Arteta, Valencia, Adam?

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            1. Tariq1981
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              Adam, Yaya, young in that order!

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  12. MAD
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    scored; to make matter worse for you I can tell you that the last time city played away to bolton it ended 3-3.. tevez netting two times ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. MAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      to make matters worse*

      more footage of tevez vs bolton:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ltjA5CCLCM

      :D:D

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  13. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Nicklas, the world is your oyster now. Not sure though that any club could afford the massive transfer fee you would command.

    http://tribalfootball.com/articles/arsenal-striker-bendtner-would-not-rule-out-man-utd-move-1638201?

    ๐Ÿ™„

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    1. MAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      From playing second fiddle to RvP ----> playing second fiddle to Hernandez. Sounds like a good plan ๐Ÿ˜›

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    2. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      lol - well that's nice to know. Maybe we can put all other transfer plans on hold, if the great dane is available!

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Jamsiep seems to love him. Perhaps Chelsea can get him to partner with Torres.

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        1. MAD
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          I wonder how many shitty performances it would take for him to realise that Bendtner is shit ๐Ÿ˜€

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          1. Boom!!!
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            he has realised it but he will never admit it ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    3. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      I love the lack of source on the article.

      Besides why would he say no? Non story

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Classic.

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      2. Granville
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Course it's a non story, don't take it so seriously DB. Bendtner is there to be laughed at, because of his ludicrous over confidence.

        http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1268407/Nicklas-Bendtner-Am-I-best-strikers-world-Yes-Ill-prove-season.html

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    4. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      ๐Ÿ˜†

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    5. Science Boy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Ha what is that swear in last comment? ๐Ÿ˜•

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    6. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      is he meant to say no?
      when he says "man utd could do with a player like me" then come back with that.

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        He's meant to say, I wouldn't say no to Utd but I know I have no chance!

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        1. njfsdkffslkf
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Ah yes cos the likes of Diouf , Bebe , Obertain on the books at United is much better.

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  14. super zlatan
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Lads is a 31 point lead safe enough?

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    1. MAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      I added 40pts to my lead this week, so no... it's not ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Crikey. Not what I wana hear!!!!

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        1. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          I lost about the same this week. Damn Hangeland!!

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          1. J0E
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            I increased my lead from 1 to 30 this week...my main rival can easily repeat that plus 1.

            Also I got about 40 more pts than another rival...and we only had four different players. All down to captain choice and the luck of having a defender who can get 21 pts.

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    2. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      99% safe...

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    3. Tariq1981
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      I hope not....I have a 37pt lead to overhaul to reclaim top spot for the 2nd year running! To be honest I don't stand a chance, depends what your team is and who are you sticking the armband on!?!

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      1. super zlatan
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Gona captain tevez. Rival has him. But need a hit to get him in

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    4. H Dog
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      I have to claw back 49, so long as you have enough of his players it should be fine

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  15. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    So question for this GW seems to be Tevez or Berba or both. Can do one for free. I, frankly, haven't got a f'kin clue. 8pt hit to get both in with an 18pt lead in minileague. 11.28 Sunday decision time methinks. Countdown is progressing...

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    1. MAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      I'd go Tevez out of those two if I had to choose.

      - He's on set pieces, penalties etc and will get all three bps as soon as he scores

      - Bolton are thinking about their summer vacation and it looks like they stopped playing after that Arsenal victory

      - City have a third spot to claim

      - Utd will put out a second string lineup and Berba has never scored that well without Rooney

      - BPool have everything to play for and they looked pretty solid against Spurs the week before

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        All good points ta. It's Blackpool's defence that concerns me so, they're so poor, more leaks than a swiss cheese pipe.

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  16. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Jonas Gutierrez has been ruled out of the final game, Shane Ferguson is fully fit.

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    1. Dragan Stojkovic
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Ryan Taylor even more nailed on to start now then.

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  17. Retro
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Did you see those pictures of a guy trying to take a pony onto a train in Wrexham? I don't know why they stopped him. It's horseist if you ask me.

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    1. Dragan Stojkovic
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      If it was a sheep nobody would have minded. Would probably have been upgraded to first class even.

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  18. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Jamsiep, are you still here?

    Valencia Wigan-Man Utd
    Lampard West Ham-Chelsea
    Baines Wigan-Everton
    Carrick Tottenham-Utd
    Duff Blackburn-Chelsea

    Just some examples of players from 'mediocre' clubs going onto bigger ones and doing well.

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    1. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks for including Tottenham as a mediocre club - love it

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      So Spurs are in the mediocre category and Everton in the bigger clubs category?

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        At the times of the transfers, yes.

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    3. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      ASHLEY YOUNG!!!

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Yes. Good one.

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        1. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          exactly. watford are far better than mediocre

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    4. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      He's going to love your Lampard inclusion ๐Ÿ™‚

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    5. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      If you include Tottenham as a big(ger) club then you can add:
      Palacios, Lennon & Bale

      For Chelsea add: J Cole & Benayoun.

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  19. Scroobius Mac
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Anybody see Rio's latest tweets?
    Any lingering doubt surrounding Fergie's rotation this weekend can end now.

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    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      No. We could probably do with someone linking it.....

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      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Bascially saying whats the point of having a deep squad if you ain't gonna use it

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      2. Scroobius Mac
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        http://twitter.com/#!/rioferdy5

        rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
        What's the point of having a deep squad if its wrong to use them all??

        rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
        Who was moaning when we changed all of our team vs Shalke in the CL semi final(and won)??

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  20. Science Boy
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Tommy K i think this is the link you were looking for http://www.paddypower.com/football/football-specials/fantasyfootballscout-special?ev_oc_grp_ids=119053

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    1. TommyK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks, but I already found it!

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    2. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      It's a shame I can't just put £1 in my account

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  21. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Thought I might post this here too as I found it interesting and some others I talked to did too. Some of you will have seen this before but it's extra interesting now Porto won the Europa League last night.

    It's a leaked report from when Andre Villas Boas worked as an opposition assessor at Chelsea, for Mourinho. This report covers Newcastle. Incredibly detailed stuff and a great view of what goes on about the scenes before a Premier League game.

    http://www.bragafut.com/artigos/art18.pdf

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      How he got involved in Football was an amazing story.

      Wrote to Bobby Robson as a 20 year old layman detailing why a player should be in the first team at Porto when Bobby was there.

      Robson then hired him as a scout.

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      1. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Wow, this is the sort of lucky break I need! So what did he do, just write to a bunch of managers???? Anyone know what badges etc he had before?

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        1. njfsdkffslkf
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          None. I believe.

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      2. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        i may write one capello. unfortunately i would probably get deported instead of getting a job as a scout

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        1. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          I think I'm gonna do this. got fm2011 and p!ss my wages onn skysports and going down the pub. know more about footy than most of my mates combined, if I write to every manager in the leagues here and abroad one of them might give me a chance.

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          1. Gargamel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Go for it maxi, confidence is a good thing!

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      i found the allardyce report on newcastle for the match after http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/10/5/1254760984245/A-childs-drawing-of-a-foo-011.jpg

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Not to dampen the joke ๐Ÿ˜‰

        But Sam was the first Coach in England to employ the above.
        Strange how he is presented as a bit of a fool.

        He was way ahead of the other managers in the league in this regard

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        1. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          true that. apparently he has a huge support staff team and in his time with bolton was amongst the first managers to really incorporate the sports science side of the game.

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          1. Gargamel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            I didn't know this.

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            1. applebonkers
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              • 16 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              allardyce is all about the extra 5%, and i'm not just talking about his beer, food and ladies

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            2. njfsdkffslkf
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              He was first to employ video analysis. Fitness testing in games. Analysis of performance.
              Diet ,Fatigue, Training based around optimal performance. Loads of stuff.

              I think much of his mockery in football is he had the insight to apply science to something which footballers think is simple and for the layman. So he was ostracized in a way for going against the grain and not being "one of the boys"

              I like Sam.

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              1. applebonkers
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                • 16 Years
                14 years, 7 months ago

                i don't. i think he's mocked because he chews gum like an arrogant slob. his record with bolton speaks volumes

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          2. njfsdkffslkf
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            I once applied for some work experience there in my youth ๐Ÿ˜€

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    3. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Oh and great post. Shows how detailed football is at the top level.

      Insert Shearer Joke about relegation here.... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    4. jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Nice one Garg... Will get stuck into that when I get home.

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      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        jamsiep. tevez not going up last night. a bit of a spanner in the works of the so far spot on theory

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  22. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    So answer to the Post.

    Baines, Vidic, Huth, Coleman

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Definitely not Coleman for me. Hes been a pest!

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      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah coleman is rubbish and I must have had umbteen 1 point scores off him when I had him in my team

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        1. njfsdkffslkf
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Thats your fault not his.

          4.5 mil goal scoring and assisting defender playing in midfield in fantasy gold.

          Very good first season.

          Better record than player of the year Bale.

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    2. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Exactly what I voted for. Since there was no Kolorov

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    3. Science Boy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Ivanovic instead of Vidic

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    4. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      i voted for hangeland ahead of lolman...

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        +1, and ivan over vidic

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  23. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Is this worth an 8 point hit?

    vdv/ malouda (team news dependant), Odem, Suarez out
    Berba, Tevez, Adam In?

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    1. Tariq1981
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Personally I am taking a points hit to get Berba and Tevez involved. I am guessing that you need to get VDV out to free up the cash?

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      1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        indeed, vdv or malouda

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  24. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    feeling a bit worse for wear today and my biatch of a manager has been on my case all morning!

    coleman
    baines
    hangeland
    walker

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    1. Demí
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      You've got access to his team then?

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      1. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        lol yer left him with the same team as before but gave him a massive points fine.

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  25. chilin_dude
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Can anyone find a site I can bet on Next seasons prem top scorer? Really want to put a bet on RVP early before I do my dosh, would be appreciated loads!

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  26. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    What's everyone's feelings on nzgobia v adam debate for this gw?

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    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      N'Zogbia if I had to have one or the other.

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    2. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      why not both?

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      No debate, get them both!

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  27. Mugatu
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Can anyone improve on the following:

    Hart
    Walker/Hangeland/Dawson
    N'Zog/Lamp/VDV/Adam
    Tevez/Berb/Odem

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    1. Tariq1981
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Nope...I'd be happy with that!

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Foster
        Walker/Ward/Spector
        Adam/Nzog/Young/VDV
        Tevez/RVP/Berba(c)

        Begovic/Malouda/Luiz/Huth

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Odem > Fletcher if Odem is declared unfit.

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      1. Mugatu
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Fair enough.

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        1. Mugatu
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          How about Ward for Walker

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          1. Egg noodle
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            no

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  28. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    For the record I think the Europa League winner should get a Champions League qualifying slot for next season. Wouldn't have mattered this year but it's a good incentive to make people want to play that pesky tournament.

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      nah...

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    2. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Its a good idea. But Europa league wouldnt like it as it would take away from the that competition thats its all for another one - taking away the trophy importance . In then therers the sponsers who would kick up a foss.
      Id be in favour of it but the powers the be wouldnt

      Similar thing as giving a CL place to Fa cup winner. Good idea but powers be wont allow it as one season a tiny team could get through via FA cup lose out in the qualifiers and England would lose coefficient points in Europe which would result in less places

      All politics ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. pompeyfan
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        I kind of see the logic of your point but at the same time qualifiers for the Europa League are always lower placed in their respective leagues than qualifiers for the Champion League, so there is already a natural hierarchy of the competitions.

        I don't think sponsors would mind either since it is all about branding with them and people talking about the champions league in conjunction with the competition that they sponsor wouldn't do them any harm.

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      2. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Great point about the FA cup, hadn't thought about that. Think it's a little bit different with the EL though, although I absolutely see your point there too. Hmm.

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    3. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      I quite like that idea.

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    4. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      +1000000000

      teams would start taking it more seriously then wouldn't they? who would make way for the extra qualification slot? itd be harsh on fourth place in the prem or 3rd in the spain. maybe take one off the country with the lowest uefa coefficient? dnt care much for those shitty teams from nowhere that would struggle in the championship

      sorry bit of a rant i just ****ing hate those sh!t teams from sh!tty small countries in the worlds best football competition when huge teams in our country cant make it because we only have four spots and they can buy the ****ing league with their oil money

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        most teams take it seriously apart from the english teams...

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      2. pompeyfan
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        I hope this is a joke post. Otherwise it is the worst post I have ever read and sums up everything that is wrong with football and some football fans today.

        I would always rather see more teams from smaller nations competing if they are champions. Not interested in seeing 3 or 4 teams from the same nation compete. Probably why I rarely watch it unless Ajax are in it.

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        1. Marknlard
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Completely agree pompeyfan. When 3 PL teams were in the semis a few years back I thought it was dreadful. We watch them play each other with ridiculous hyperbole more than enough times.

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        2. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          +1

          Just terrible.

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        3. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          think it should be the best tournament for the best teams, are you telling me that the teams like sherriff should be in it (im counting qualification) when they'd probably get their **** handed to them by millwall?

          this just punishes the good leagues think us spain and italy should have five

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          1. jamsiep
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            It's not called the Champions League - excluding all champions who are "sh!t teams from sh!tty small countries".

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            1. andy85wsm
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              • 15 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              That would be an interesting name change though.

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            2. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              well if you want to be literal mate then each country shoul only have one entry, and those winners from the sh!t leagues would get done by the big uns like my manager at the christmas party this year

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              1. Marknlard
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 7 months ago

                That would be fine. It actually used to exist as well, which I'm sure you'd be completely staggered to find out.

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                1. pompeyfan
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 7 months ago

                  That would be the ultimate preference. It actually led to winners from lots of different countries. That was more fun.

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              2. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 7 months ago

                and also everyone goes on about making football marketable to the whole world. some fella in cairo is gonna want to watch barca milana a billion times more than bloody sherriff debrecen or whatvere the **** teams they are

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          2. pompeyfan
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Yes! If they are champions!The way teams improve is by playing at a high level.

            The magic of the European cup used to be in the big match ups, say between Milan & Barca or Man Utd & Real Madrid for instance, because they happened very rarely. Its no longer special if they play each other every year or so like they do now.

            Every time you post, it just gets worse. I honestly can't believe what I am reading.

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      3. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        I don't think it would be that hard to get another team in there, there are already a shitload of teams involved in round 1 of the qualifiers and you could take let the EL winners start back there and play the worst ranked team there or something.

        The teams of the best leagues wouldn't lose out as they don't enter before the later rounds when loads of matches have already been played.

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        1. Gargamel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Not trying to bash the smaller leagues here in any way by the way, I understand it might look like that. Just don't think it would be hard to fit another team in.

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          1. pompeyfan
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            I know you're not bashing smaller teams and I agree that there would be no issue adding an extra team in. There are about 4 qualifying rounds so loads of room for maneuver.

            Personally I think ALL the champions should go straight into the group stages and all the non champions should start in the qualifying rounds and fight it out amongst themselves for the remaining places.

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            1. Gargamel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              Oooh. That's a completely different way of working things out. I love ideas like this, will have a long think about it.

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              1. pompeyfan
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 7 months ago

                Ideally though it would be just 1 team from each country (champions) playing in an unseeded straight knock out competition.

                We know that is never going to happen though ๐Ÿ™

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                1. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
                  • 14 Years
                  14 years, 7 months ago

                  am bloody glad too! if i become a manager like villas boas i will campaign for six sports for the epl. wish i knew about this guy before. thought you couldnt get into management without playing pro.

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                  1. applebonkers
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                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 7 months ago

                    until last night i presumed villas boas was at real madrid with mourinho

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                  2. pompeyfan
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 7 months ago

                    José Mourinho? Maybe you've heard of him?

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                  3. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
                    • 14 Years
                    14 years, 7 months ago

                    he played pro but not successfully for a short while no?

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                  4. pompeyfan
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 7 months ago

                    Well he was in a youth team & then was briefly at a club managed by his father. I wouldn't call it a playing career

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      4. Marknlard
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Oh my god, dreadful rant maxi.

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      5. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        it's ironic that the real maxi is in such good form right now

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      6. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        "sorry bit of a rant i just ****ing hate those sh!t teams from sh!tty small countries in the worlds best football competition when huge teams in our country cant make it because we only have four spots and they can buy the ****ing league with their oil money"

        Better leave this out of the old application to work in football you eluded to above. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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        1. maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          haha yer wont be telling them that. you gotta know when to kiss A$$ and i can turn on the charm when i have to. gotta start somewhere dont you? id probably take a first/youth team coach role even in the third tier in a country like turkey

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          1. pompeyfan
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            that's good of you, to lower yourselves for the likes of them.

            I wouldn't get too excited by the Boas story. Bobby Robson was a massive ecentric who often did crazy things like this. Don't think it will happen again.

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        2. pompeyfan
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          love it

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          1. Microcuts
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread.

            I used to work with someone like maxi. He was very entertaining.

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    5. Science Boy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Fulham only made something like 4.5 million when they got to the final, nobody wants to be in it.

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      1. Tariq1981
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        I read a report that the made 12-15 million for their Europa Exploits last year?!?!? I think most clubs would rather have that kinda cash than not!

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  29. James
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    So my rival had both Dawson and VDV come off his bench last week. Jammy bastard.

    This week he is 9 points ahead of me. His team has Rooney, Vidic, Luiz, VDV, Mireles, Odemwingie. Surely with that many doubts/outs I have to be in with a shout?

    I will be raging if he wins, cos in the last few weeks he has had such an enormous amount of luck from his poor benching decisions

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  30. The Plutocrat
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Please rate my team.... thanks.

    Hart (Mignolet)
    Vidic, Hangaland, Samba, (R.Johnson & Fabio)
    Adam, Malouda, Kuyt, Yaya (Hitzlsperger)
    Drogba, Suarez, Van Persie

    Thinking Drogba to Tevez and maybe Vidic to Dawson...?

    Mini-league lead is 14 points

    Thanks

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      drogba>berba
      vidic>dawson
      good team.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Don't take a hit for a defender.
      Lose kuyt or Suarez
      Lose drogba or malouda

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